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The United States was scheduled to impose new 50 percent tariffs on Canada, hitting about $20 billion worth of goods.
But then, about a week ago, President Trump took to Truth Social to exclaim — with capital letters and exclamation points — that Canada and the U.S. had reached a trade deal.
That deal, it turned out, was not final. Three days later, Canada walked away from the negotiating table.
Trump then imposed the new tariffs he’d originally promised on many Canadian products. And to threaten even more tariffs on Canadian autos.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada won’t back down — and promised to match U.S. tariffs quote “dollar for dollar.”
But what’s the view from inside his country, and who is going to pay the price?
This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane.
Our director is Jonas Adams.
Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning, who edited this episode along with Patrick Jarenwattananon.
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But then, about a week ago, President Trump took to Truth Social to exclaim — with capital letters and exclamation points — that Canada and the U.S. had reached a trade deal.
That deal, it turned out, was not final. Three days later, Canada walked away from the negotiating table.
Trump then imposed the new tariffs he’d originally promised on many Canadian products. And to threaten even more tariffs on Canadian autos.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada won’t back down — and promised to match U.S. tariffs quote “dollar for dollar.”
But what’s the view from inside his country, and who is going to pay the price?
This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane.
Our director is Jonas Adams.
Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning, who edited this episode along with Patrick Jarenwattananon.
Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
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